Marblehead track trio competes among All-State peers

Wednesday

Jun 11, 2014 at 6:06 PMJun 11, 2014 at 6:06 PM

By Joe McConnelljmcconnell@wickedlocal.com

Three members of the Marblehead High School boys spring track team took off for Bridgewater State University last Saturday to compete against the state’s very best in the All-State Meet.Conrad Rousseau, A.J. Ernst and Ian McIver represented the Headers by qualifying as top four finishers in their respective events during the State Division 3 Meet."It was a long day and the weather was hot, but it didn’t deter all three from turning in outstanding performances," coach Brian Crowley said.Rousseau participated in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and ran a personal best time of 56.20 to capture fifth. Conrad had also qualified to compete in the 110-meter high hurdles, but chose to focus his efforts on the longer distance hurdles.Ernst, like Rousseau, had qualified in two events (800, mile), but also chose to put all of his energies into one, and his choice was the mile — the stronger of two events for him."Coming off of the final turn, A.J. used his kick to surge from eighth to second over the final 120 or so meters, achieving a personal best and new school outdoor mile record of 4:17.85," Crowley said.McIver, a senior captain, flung the javelin 167-4 for an eighth place finish and a new personal best by seven feet."This was the best showing we’ve had in the All-State Meet in more than 15 years," Crowley said. "It was a great way for [Rousseau] and [McIver] to close out their final season on the team, and it was also an impressive start for A.J. in this meet."